Jamaica’s women have taken over sprints. It’s another story for the men
As Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir posed for photos with the Jamaican flag draped around their backs after a sweep of the 200-meter final at the 2012 Olympics, Jamaica’s dominance in men’s sprinting seemed like it would be interminable.
But after 2012, Jamaica’s superiority in men’s short sprinting outside of Bolt diminished. And since Bolt retired from track and field after the 2017 world championships, Jamaica’s 100-meter and 200-meter sprinters have become an afterthought at the sport’s top levels.
The Jamaican women, meanwhile, have moved into the forefront, running away from the rest of the world.
Led by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s women are in a period of dominance that could lead them to sweep the medal stand in the 100 meters at the world track and field championships Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.
At last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, it was Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson who held Jamaican flags while posing for pictures after sweeping the 100-meter Olympic final. Thompson-Herah won in 10.54 seconds, an Olympic record and the second-fastest time ever run. It was the fourth straight 100-meter Olympic gold for the Jamaican women dating to Fraser-Pryce in 2008. Thompson-Herah later won the 200-meter title at the Tokyo Olympics, and the three women teamed up with Briana Williams to win gold in the 4x100 relay in the second-fastest time ever.
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But after 2012, Jamaica’s superiority in men’s short sprinting outside of Bolt diminished. And since Bolt retired from track and field after the 2017 world championships, Jamaica’s 100-meter and 200-meter sprinters have become an afterthought at the sport’s top levels.
The Jamaican women, meanwhile, have moved into the forefront, running away from the rest of the world.
Led by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson, Jamaica’s women are in a period of dominance that could lead them to sweep the medal stand in the 100 meters at the world track and field championships Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.
At last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, it was Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson who held Jamaican flags while posing for pictures after sweeping the 100-meter Olympic final. Thompson-Herah won in 10.54 seconds, an Olympic record and the second-fastest time ever run. It was the fourth straight 100-meter Olympic gold for the Jamaican women dating to Fraser-Pryce in 2008. Thompson-Herah later won the 200-meter title at the Tokyo Olympics, and the three women teamed up with Briana Williams to win gold in the 4x100 relay in the second-fastest time ever.
https://tnewstimes.com/2022/07/17/sports/jamaicas-women-have-taken-over-sprints-its-another-story-for-the-men/
